The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
An affair between a literary agent and his best friend's wife, unfolding in reverse-chronological order.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Harold PinterWriter
- David Hugh JonesDirector
- Dominic MuldowneyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeremy IronsJerry
- Ben KingsleyRobert
- Patricia HodgeEmma
- Avril ElgarMrs. Banks
- Caspar NormanSam
- Ray MarioniWaiter
- Chloe BillingtonCharlotte Age 5
- Michael KönigNed Age 2
- Lucien MorganMan in Party (uncredited)
- Alexander McIntoshNed Age 5
Stills
Themes
adulteryinfidelitybased on play or musicalpublisherreverse chronology